The Diocese of Georgia Mourns the loss of Carolyn Aubrey Humphries. On her 1968 election to the vestry at St. Paul's, Augusta, Humphries became the first woman to serve on a vestry in the history of the Diocese of Georgia. Born in Waynesboro, PA, she moved to Georgia after her marriage to Dr. Arthur Humphries. A graduate of Sweet Briar College, she was passionate about historic preservation and became the first Executive Director of Historic Augusta. While in Augusta, she was a co-founder of the Richmond County Home Health Agency, the first non-profit home health service in Georgia. The Humphries had four children and five great grandchildren. She died in Savannah on July 26 at the age of 88. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta, will hold her burial service this Saturday, August 6, at 11:00 am. 

The Rev. Dave Johnson, Rector of Christ Church, Valdosta, has hired Philip Ryan to serve as a lay Assistant to the Rector. Together with his wife Amanda and their daughter Greta, he is be moving into Louttit Hall on August 26. He will officially begin on September 1.  Philip has extensive ministry experience, having completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies and Languages at Evangel University, his Master of Arts degree in Exegetical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary, and his Master of Theology degree at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Bishop Benhase is licensing Ryan as a Licensed Lay Preacher and a Licensed Lay Eucharistic Minister. Johnson said, "Here at Christ Church he will be working on developing our college and youth ministries, further developing our local outreach efforts, and doing some preaching and teaching as well.  I ask you to join us in warmly welcoming Philip, Amanda, and Greta into our Christ Church family!"

The Very Rev. Joan Kilian, Rector of Trinity, Statesboro, has hired Josh McMains as Youth Missioner. Josh spent his childhood at Trinity.  He is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Psychology, and he is pursuing a Masters in Psychology at Georgia Southern University, where he has a teaching assistantship.  Kilian said, "Josh brings a wealth of experience as a youth and church leader to Trinity.  For the last four years, he has been a counselor at Honey Creek (an institution that he is passionate about!), and he is just wrapping up a job with the Oconee County Parks and Recreation Department working with elementary aged children." He started work on August 1.